Part 2

And thus, we successfully tracked down our target and discovered a safe filled with treasure.

However!

Why won’t the safe open~~!!?

So that password wasn’t for the safe. Too bad.

Ugh~. And I thought they were just being sloppy.

Well, it’s still some kind of hint. Let’s search around. I’ll go look over there.

(A securely guarded password. A safe that can’t be opened. The answer that this all leads to is—)

…I’m hungry.

(There’s nothing making my synapses snap. But they were sparkling so much when I was eavesdropping earlier!)

(Was the information, misinformation? If it was, I'll have to reconsider it again…)

......

—I’m bored of this.

(It’s all pointless. I’ll just swallow the safe whole and let it be melted down by my stomach juices.)

Ahhhhhhhhn.

Hm?

Mn?

Nothing to see here!

Is that so…

……

……

Ahaha.

…Oh. Netaro, on the shelf behind you. Looks like there’s something there.

Ohoho? A tablet…?

Even though the shelf is covered in dust, the tablet is as clean as can be…

I guess that means it’s been well-used.

And with a press of the power button… Ah!

A password input screen…

This is it, this is it! Now that I know what this is, instant, input, go!

Oh, it booted up… I see, it contains a hint for opening the safe.

But it's written in some kind of code. Is it something only the people involved would understand? Seems like it’ll take a while to crack—

Got it!

What the.

Muahaha. All codes are useless and meaningless to me. I will illuminate all mysteries!

Now, now, it’s time to meet our treasure face to face~♪

…What’s this? A piece of paper?

Yep, you beat the game. Congrats, Netaro.

Let’s take a picture of this as a souvenir.

Okay, got it. Now we put it back and close the door~.

You’re not taking it with you?

Nope. If we take the treasure, the next person won’t have anything to find.

We've cleared the game nicely, so let’s go home.

I’m hungry after playing to my heart’s content. What are the fixings for dinner?

I hope it’s something you like.

Tengu, your phone is ringing.

……

(“Send the classified information immediately,” huh?)

I’ve got something to take care of. Tell everyone I’ll pass on dinner.

Now? It’s already so late.

I’ve gotta hurry or I’ll get chewed out.

….Huh.

Oh well, we can finish here today!

Today was fun, but I want next time to be even more mind-blowing. I’ll be waiting for your call~.

……

Gotcha. I’ll let you know.

(So he “knew” everything and still enjoyed himself?)

…Yeah. I can probably use him again at some point.

(A loose cannon without any annoying supervision, with the bonus of being as easy to entertain as a toddler.)